Comments on: Sand Flea Bites http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/ A Bug Bites Discussion Blog - Everything from Flea Bites to Bed Bugs and Insect Bites Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Justin http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-188 Justin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:35:56 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-188 before heading to florida beaches soak yourself with skin so soft it works wonders. growing up along the shores of the big bend area this wasnt a secret to the locals before heading to florida beaches soak yourself with skin so soft it works wonders. growing up along the shores of the big bend area this wasnt a secret to the locals

]]> By: wendy http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-187 wendy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:15:49 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-187 cover your bites in clear packing tape or duct tape it works great to stop the itch ...i know it sounds funny but it work for me and i was going insane with the itch. found out about it when i had a mosquito bite and some one told me to put tape on it to stop the itch and to remove the stinger that sometimes gets left in the bite. i have tape on mine now and have had for 2 days now and dont want to take it off til they are gone. will keep you posted on the out come ....feels great right now lol cover your bites in clear packing tape or duct tape it works great to stop the itch …i know it sounds funny but it work for me and i was going insane with the itch. found out about it when i had a mosquito bite and some one told me to put tape on it to stop the itch and to remove the stinger that sometimes gets left in the bite. i have tape on mine now and have had for 2 days now and dont want to take it off til they are gone. will keep you posted on the out come ….feels great right now lol

]]> By: wendy http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-185 wendy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:57:40 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-185 i suffered with the itch for days and found nothing really worked. but i finally couldnt stand it any more and covered the bites in duct tape the clear type and i havent scratched in 2 days and if it does now and then itch you cant irritate th skin by scratching because its covered it works awesome... try it for almost instant relief. just replace the tape as it starts to come off. i suffered with the itch for days and found nothing really worked. but i finally couldnt stand it any more and covered the bites in duct tape the clear type and i havent scratched in 2 days and if it does now and then itch you cant irritate th skin by scratching because its covered it works awesome… try it for almost instant relief. just replace the tape as it starts to come off.

]]> By: wendy http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-184 wendy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:30 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-184 recently came back from cancun and noticed what i thought was mosiquito bites truns out to be sand fleas WOW ITCH OR WHAT DORVE ME CRAZY.i have them now and only seem to get some relief with lanocain and benodryl. but i heard of a thing for mosiqutio bites and thougt i would try it seeing as i am about to try anything....i took clear packing tape and put tape over all the bites i have and it seem to stop the itch and also from me scratching. sounds crazy but it worked for me and when the tape starts to come away replace it.i think it stops the air from getting at it and helps. good luck... i hate them... the itch is insane recently came back from cancun and noticed what i thought was mosiquito bites truns out to be sand fleas WOW ITCH OR WHAT DORVE ME CRAZY.i have them now and only seem to get some relief with lanocain and benodryl. but i heard of a thing for mosiqutio bites and thougt i would try it seeing as i am about to try anything….i took clear packing tape and put tape over all the bites i have and it seem to stop the itch and also from me scratching. sounds crazy but it worked for me and when the tape starts to come away replace it.i think it stops the air from getting at it and helps. good luck… i hate them… the itch is insane

]]> By: Mireille http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-182 Mireille Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:50 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-182 raid spider blaster raid spider blaster

]]> By: Mireille http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-181 Mireille Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:21:58 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-181 I had flea problems big time & had to deal with bed bugs also----I had tried everything & the only thing that worked to get rid of them from your home was *raid spider blaster* cost about $7.00* never saw a flea in my home again I had flea problems big time & had to deal with bed bugs also—-I had tried everything & the only thing that worked to get rid of them from your home was *raid spider blaster* cost about $7.00* never saw a flea in my home again

]]> By: Nguyen http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-180 Nguyen Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:09:30 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-180 I have these sand fly bites all over both of my legs and 3 bites on my arm from a trip to Kota Kinabalu. This was 5 months ago!!! My co-workers, laying next to me, got nothing. The bites on the legs are starting to heal but the ones on my arm are getting worse. A doctor in Singapore told me that even when they do go away, it may come back again when you scratch it. I am in the states now, and have seen 5 doctors about this (2 Derm, 1 infectious disease doctor, 2 internal medicine). All are useless and cannot help me. Two holes in my arm to learn that it's a bug bite....uhmmm hello, didn't I tell you they were sand flies when I saw you??? Good news is I am getting married in 4 months. FML. I have these sand fly bites all over both of my legs and 3 bites on my arm from a trip to Kota Kinabalu. This was 5 months ago!!! My co-workers, laying next to me, got nothing. The bites on the legs are starting to heal but the ones on my arm are getting worse. A doctor in Singapore told me that even when they do go away, it may come back again when you scratch it. I am in the states now, and have seen 5 doctors about this (2 Derm, 1 infectious disease doctor, 2 internal medicine). All are useless and cannot help me. Two holes in my arm to learn that it’s a bug bite….uhmmm hello, didn’t I tell you they were sand flies when I saw you???

Good news is I am getting married in 4 months. FML.

]]> By: Katherine P http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-179 Katherine P Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:53:32 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-179 I've been bitten alive by sandfleas while on vacation in the Dominican Republic....I'm so sensitive - develop blisters - truly torture.... The only thing that really helped to relieve the itch is SOLARCAINE (cream or spray) that is normally used for sunburns. It numbs the itch for several hours. It is also an antiseptic. Last vacation, I used Vicks Vapo-Rub on my legs and ankles - it seemed to help keep them away (not 100% - but maybe 80%) I also read somewhere that you should dab new bites with clear nailpolish - as this keeps them from welting into blisters...am definitely going to try this!!!! Hope these comments help! Katherine I’ve been bitten alive by sandfleas while on vacation in the Dominican Republic….I’m so sensitive – develop blisters – truly torture….

The only thing that really helped to relieve the itch is SOLARCAINE (cream or spray) that is normally used for sunburns. It numbs the itch for several hours. It is also an antiseptic.

Last vacation, I used Vicks Vapo-Rub on my legs and ankles – it seemed to help keep them away (not 100% – but maybe 80%)

I also read somewhere that you should dab new bites with clear nailpolish – as this keeps them from welting into blisters…am definitely going to try this!!!!

Hope these comments help!

Katherine

]]> By: DENNIS http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-178 DENNIS Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:00:35 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-178 I've traveled to several places and have only been bitten by sand flees,chiggers,no-see-ums, or what ever you call them,once before I moved to Cocoa Beach,Fl. I seem to be getting bit all the time now. I live by the river and containment ponds, which doesn't help. Today, I took the dog out and got bit over 25 times, and that may be an under estiment. I think you can get 5 of the black pest on the head of a pin they are so small. In reply to the Marines at boot camp at Parris Island, July 2008. You're probably not at boot camp now, but any one else that is or has a problem with these bugs, I found a couple of things that really work to help stop the itching and burning. I use chiggerex plus,for Chiggers, ticks and all bug bites,mosquitoes,red bugs,fleas,fire ants and minor stings. Another one that works great is Chigg Away. It relieves itching and repels chiggers. I've tried both of these,they work fast, and give you soothing relief. I've tried almost all of the other things that everyone on this sight has tried and they only work for a short time. I hope this information will help. The best place to get Chigg away is on a military base. I believe chiggerex can be purchase at most drug stores. I’ve traveled to several places and have only been bitten by sand flees,chiggers,no-see-ums, or what ever you call them,once before I moved to Cocoa Beach,Fl. I seem to be getting bit all the time now. I live by the river and containment ponds, which doesn’t help. Today, I took the dog out and got bit over 25 times, and that may be an under estiment. I think you can get 5 of the black pest on the head of a pin they are so small. In reply to the Marines at boot camp at Parris Island, July 2008. You’re probably not at boot camp now, but any one else that is or has a problem with these bugs, I found a couple of things that really work to help stop the itching and burning. I use chiggerex plus,for Chiggers, ticks and all bug bites,mosquitoes,red bugs,fleas,fire ants and minor stings. Another one that works great is Chigg Away. It relieves itching and repels chiggers. I’ve tried both of these,they work fast, and give you soothing relief. I’ve tried almost all of the other things that everyone on this sight has tried and they only work for a short time. I hope this information will help. The best place to get Chigg away is on a military base. I believe chiggerex can be purchase at most drug stores.

]]> By: Bev http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-177 Bev Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:22:09 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-177 We returned from Cabo San Lucas Mexico a few weeks ago. When we left Mexico I couldn’t get shoes on as my feet were so swollen. I figured it was from eating all the good stuff. After getting home, it did not get better and now I am experiencing these pinhole dots on my feet and ankles. They are sand flea bites and it feels like they are walking under my skin. Swelling has gone down but it feels like my skin is stretched so thin it will just rip apart. I can hardly walk because I can’t bend my ankles they are so tight. Do not have bad itching as I have read others do. Maybe I have something else. Anyone have the tight skin as well? We returned from Cabo San Lucas Mexico a few weeks ago. When we left Mexico I couldn’t get shoes on as my feet were so swollen. I figured it was from eating all the good stuff. After getting home, it did not get better and now I am experiencing these pinhole dots on my feet and ankles. They are sand flea bites and it feels like they are walking under my skin. Swelling has gone down but it feels like my skin is stretched so thin it will just rip apart. I can hardly walk because I can’t bend my ankles they are so tight. Do not have bad itching as I have read others do. Maybe I have something else. Anyone have the tight skin as well?

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-175 Lisa Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:40:45 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-175 Linnae, No offense but I think anyone who has been bitten by a SAND FLEA would agree that a PET FLEA bite is NOTHING compared to a SAND FLEA bite. OMG!!!!! They get worse every day. I had a house infested with pet fleas once. That drove me crazy but we had the house professionally fogged and the problem was solved and the bites were gone within a day. These boogers are harder to get rid of and the bites get bigger and itchier every day!I look like I have some rare disease...that might be contagious! So far I have been to about 40 web sites trying to find relief to no avail. If you have been bitten by sand fleas....face it......your doomed! Linnae,

No offense but I think anyone who has been bitten by a SAND FLEA would agree that a PET FLEA bite is NOTHING compared to a SAND FLEA bite. OMG!!!!! They get worse every day. I had a house infested with pet fleas once. That drove me crazy but we had the house professionally fogged and the problem was solved and the bites were gone within a day. These boogers are harder to get rid of and the bites get bigger and itchier every day!I look like I have some rare disease…that might be contagious! So far I have been to about 40 web sites trying to find relief to no avail. If you have been bitten by sand fleas….face it……your doomed!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-174 Lisa Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:55:42 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-174 I just got back from 5 days in Puerta Rico . I got bit the first day and it is now day 6 and I have more than doubled the amount of bites I started out with. It is starting to turn into a really bad rash around the bites which are mostly on my legs(calves) and arms. I am really scared, reading this site, about scarring. I just spent 3,000.00 on my legs this summer doing sclerotherapy and I cant look at myself in the mirror. I am going to try the bleach water9suggested on this site). I feel like I brought them home with me...I cant tell...I just know there are more every day and the itching has not stopped! I just got back from 5 days in Puerta Rico . I got bit the first day and it is now day 6 and I have more than doubled the amount of bites I started out with. It is starting to turn into a really bad rash around the bites which are mostly on my legs(calves) and arms. I am really scared, reading this site, about scarring. I just spent 3,000.00 on my legs this summer doing sclerotherapy and I cant look at myself in the mirror. I am going to try the bleach water9suggested on this site). I feel like I brought them home with me…I cant tell…I just know there are more every day and the itching has not stopped!

]]> By: john http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-173 john Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:08:08 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-173 I just returned from Mexico annd have sprawling cicular and straight lines , as if the bugs were multiplying as they wandered about my arms leaving red welts. Do I need a doctor to treat this with drugs? Is this dangerous or possibly leischmaniasisis or should I just hang tight ttill the bugs die off ? I just returned from Mexico annd have sprawling cicular and straight lines , as if the bugs were multiplying as they wandered about my arms leaving red welts. Do I need a doctor to treat this with drugs? Is this dangerous or possibly leischmaniasisis or should I just hang tight ttill the bugs die off ?

]]> By: Pam http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-172 Pam Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:16:56 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-172 three days later 70% gone wow...... Clear polish is great i soak in the tub yesterday remove all my polish dots after i sprayed windex on my leggs recovered and the next day wow ... im happy three days later 70% gone wow…… Clear polish is great i soak in the tub yesterday remove all my polish dots after i sprayed windex on my leggs recovered and the next day wow … im happy

]]> By: Amanda http://www.mybugbites.com/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-171 Amanda Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:16:19 +0000 http://www.eastvillagepodcasts.com/2006/06/13/my-foot-and-sand-flea-bites/#comment-171 I got bitten all over my arms and legs about 100 bites or so, walking in a bushy and sandy environment about 3 weeks ago or more? I went to the doctor and the doctor didn't do anything even when I asked her to! Almost despaired and then went to another doctor who gave me antibiotics and predistone tablets. Nothing else worked for me and nothing took the itch away besides those tablets. I've still got the scars esp on my legs which look bad in good lighting but less noticeable in bad lighting. I wonder if they'll remain with me forever? Bad luck eh?! I got bitten all over my arms and legs about 100 bites or so, walking in a bushy and sandy environment about 3 weeks ago or more? I went to the doctor and the doctor didn’t do anything even when I asked her to! Almost despaired and then went to another doctor who gave me antibiotics and predistone tablets. Nothing else worked for me and nothing took the itch away besides those tablets. I’ve still got the scars esp on my legs which look bad in good lighting but less noticeable in bad lighting. I wonder if they’ll remain with me forever? Bad luck eh?!

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